Today, I’ll help you learn all about bookmarks in Chrome on Android. And I mean it: All about bookmarks.
What is a bookmark?
Generally, a bookmark is a thin card used to track a reader’s progress when reading a book. But what is a bookmark in Chrome? Well, it serves the same purpose 一 to find a place 一 on the web. A bookmark in Chrome is a shortcut to a previously viewed web page allowing you to view it on the go without having to search for it again on the web. When a page is bookmarked, Chrome stores the URL, title, and other contents of the page and displays it when you search for similar terms in the Omnibar. For example, if you bookmark this page and then search for “how to create” in the search bar, Google will show you this bookmarked page.
What should you bookmark?
You can bookmark your favorite and most frequently visited websites and web pages. This can include your business website, the sites from where you acquire knowledge, social media sites if you don’t use apps, etc. 5 Best Android Chrome Ad Blockers Chrome’s new Tab Groups feature is now available to everyone
All about bookmarks in Chrome
Read on to play around with bookmarks: Add, Edit, Delete, Create a folder, Move, and Manage
How to add a bookmark in Chrome?
To add a bookmark in Chrome on Android, Step 1: On your Android device, open the Chrome app Step 2: Visit the site or page you want to bookmark Step 3: Tap the ⠇button on the top right corner Step 4: Tap on the ☆ button to bookmark the site or page Here’s a short clip to add a bookmark in Chrome on Android.
How to edit a bookmark in Chrome?
To edit a Chrome bookmark, Step 1: Open the Chrome app on your Android device Step 2: Tap the ⠇button on the top right corner Step 3: Tap ★ Bookmarks Step 4: Open the mobile bookmarks folder Step 5: Tap the ⠇button and tap Edit Step 6: Edit the name as you want Step 7: Tap the ← button The bookmark name will be edited. Watch this short clip to edit a bookmark in Chrome:
How to delete a bookmark in Chrome?
To delete a Chrome bookmark, Step 1: Open the Chrome app on your Android device Step 2: Tap the ⠇button on the top right corner Step 3: Tap ★ Bookmarks Step 4: Open the mobile bookmarks folder Step 5: Tap the ⠇button and simply tap delete The bookmark will no longer be there in the folder and will be deleted. Check how to delete a bookmark in Chrome.
How to create a bookmark folder in Chrome?
To create a bookmark folder in Chrome on Android, Step 1: Open the Chrome app on your Android device Step 2: Tap the ⠇button on the top right corner Step 3: Tap ★ Bookmarks Step 4: Locate the bookmark you want to add to a new folder and tap the ⠇button Step 5: Tap Move to… Step 6: Tap + New folder… Step 7: Add a folder title and tap ✓ The newly created folder will appear on the top in mobile bookmarks Here’s a short clip to help you create a bookmark folder in Chrome.
How to rearrange bookmarks in Chrome?
To move a bookmark up or down, Step 1: Open the Chrome app on your Android device Step 2: Tap the ⠇button on the top right corner Step 3: Tap ★ Bookmarks Step 4: Tap the ⠇button Step 5: Tap Move up or Move down as you want to rearrange the bookmark Alternatively, you can also move the bookmark as follows. Step 1: Press and hold the bookmark until it is selected Step 2: Long press the bookmark and drag and drop it to your preferred location Suggested reads: Google Assistant on Android reads and translates your webpages aloud Gmail, Chrome, and other Android apps crashing on phones already fixed –– here’s why and what to do!
Bookmark this!
Bookmarks are fun. They are like a repository to access your favorite and most frequently used websites. Accessing any page you keep visiting time and again becomes much easier to find when it is bookmarked. You can do so much with bookmarks: add, delete, edit, create folders, rearrange, and more. I hope this article helped you better understand bookmarks in Chrome. If you have any questions, leave them below in the comments section. Until next time, take care and stay safe. Cheers!
